If your idea of great telly doesn’t happen to be a re-run of A Touch Of Frost, a BBC period drama or some poor soul humiliating themselves on a reality show, Barry Murphy has put together the pick of cool TV and radio for the week.

All listings are for UK terrestrial TV or Freeview, with the shows running from Friday 7th April to Thursday 13th April. This is a new feature, so we’d really like your opinions – you can add them below. Hopefully we’ll have a list of the best TV on a regular basis – so check back every Friday.

Profile of singer Dusty Springfield, whose voice and glamorous image shot her to fame during the 1960s. A Motown enthusiast known as `the white lady of soul’, she worked with Carole King and Burt Bacharach before her career crumbled in the 1970s – leading her to seek solace in drink, drugs and self-harming. Contributors include the Pet Shop Boys, tennis star Billie Jean King and Camille Paglia.

Friday 7th April

TV

Jason King – ITV4. 7.00pm – 8.00pmEvery Picture Tells a Story (22/26) – A cartoon strip based on Jason’s Mark Caine characters proves to have sinister implications when translated into Chinese. That Was The Decade That Was (3/5) – Channel 5. 9.00pm – 10.00pm Third part of Channel 5’s documentary series chronicling the 1970s, the week focusing on attitudes to consumerism.

Radio

The Reverend Al Green (4/4) – Radio 2. 7.00pm – 7.30pmPaul Sextons profile of the Arkansas born gospel-soul giant. Concludes with his work from the 80s to the present day. Front Row – Radio 4. 7.15pm – 7.45pmKirsty Lang interviews novelist Jake Arnott, author of The Long Firm trilogy about his latest book Johnny Come Home, the story of 70s Glam rock star Johnny Chrome. The Craig Charles Funk Show – Radio 6. 8.00pm – 11.00pmTonight Craig is joined by DJ Patrick Forge to spin tunes and talk about his new release The Brazilian Funk Experience.

Pick of the Pops – Radio 2. 3.30pm – 5.00pmThis weeks rundown is from 1969 with hits from The Who & Sandie Shaw amongst others.

Monday 10th April

TV

The Battle of Brixton – BBC 2. 7.00pm – 8.00pmDocumentary tracing the 48 hours of rioting on South Londons streets in April 1981. Man in a Suitcase – ITV 4. 6.00pm – 7.00pmThe Boston Square (18/30) McGill investigates the disappearance of an eminent oceanographer in possession of secret information. ITV 4. 7.00pm – 8.00pmRandall and Hopkirk (Deceased) – The Ghost Talks (21/26) Marty regales Jeff with an account of a case he investigated before his death, involving high-level espionage and a threat to national security.

Tuesday 11th April

TV

The Champions – ITV 4. 7.00pm – 8.00pmA Case of Lemmings (17/30) The super-powered trio are sent to Italy to find out why a number of Interpol agents have seemingly committed suicide.

The Year in Chat – 1973 BBC 4. 11.20pm – 00.20 – Highlights from interviews with, among others, The Who, George Best and Oliver Reed. Department S – ITV 4. 6.00pm – 7.00pmSpencer Bodily is 60 Years Old (24/28) A man commits suicide, but has no identification can’t be traced. To complicate matters, the coroner’s report indicates he is 60 years old – even though he only looks 20. Before the team can investigate further, the corpse is stolen.

The Avengers – BBC 4. 7.10pm – 8.00pmYou Have Just Been Murdered. A mock murder leads the Avengers to a gang of blackmailers. The Persuaders – ITV 4. 7.00pm – 8.00pmBrett awakes from a drinking session in Stockholm to find himself married.